Lew Farris
Retired                        lanlccjl@cruzio.com                 831-335-5174                     Age: 70

My name is Lew Farris.  I am an appointed member of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors, seeking re-election this coming November.   Growing up in Southern California, I enrolled at the University of California, Irvine, graduating with a degree in Chemistry in 1973.  I worked in the biotech industry for over 30+ years, specializing in design and manufacture of blood test kits.  The last 10+ years I have worked as an international regulatory consultant, auditing companies to ISO 9001 (general industry) and ISO13485 (medical devices).  I recently volunteered at the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s headquarters, for 2.5 years as a biostatistician in the Coroner’s department.  My work with the coroner’s office led me to receive the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County’s “Be the Difference Award” for 2018, in addition to receiving a California Legislature Certificate of Recognition, signed by Mark Stone.

I have been involved with SLVWD since 2014, first on the Citizen’s Action Committee, then on the Engineering Committee, and finally being appointed to the Board of Directors in 2019.  I enjoy giving back to the community, and look forward to assisting the District achieve excellence in the future.